History exam 2 19-21
Because of their belief in "freedom of the seas," the British allowed Americans to trade with Germany.
FALSE
After the United States took control of the Philippines, ______________ became the official language. Spanish English Italian German French
english
Federal money for farm demonstration agents was approved in the Adamson Act. True False
false
McKinley was re-elected in 1900 despite losing the popular vote to William Jennings Bryan.
false
During the Great War, African American men fought in racially segregated units. alongside whites. in African American units with African American officers. only in Russia. only in the Army.
racially segregated units
The father of the muckrakers, and their style of writing, could be considered Upton Sinclair. Theodore Roosevelt. Wilfred Brimley. Samuel McClure. Ida Tarbell.
samuel
Once Theodore Roosevelt became president, his motto became
speak softly and carry a big stick
President Theodore Roosevelt's presidential plan was called the New Frontier. New Deal. Square Deal. Fair Deal. Final Frontier.
square deal
A French company dug a canal part of the way through Panama in the 1880s.
true
Between 1875 and 1890, sugar from Hawaii could enter the United States duty free.
true
Socialism was an antecedent to progressivism.
true
The phrase "Square Deal" is associated with Theodore Roosevelt.
true
The purchase of Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million proved to be a huge bargain.
true
Theodore Roosevelt helped lead the Rough Riders in the Cuban campaign of the Spanish-American War.
true
Woodrow Wilson was a minister's son who grew up in the South.
true
The Philippines received their independence from the United States in what year? 1969 1946 1920 1898 1900
1946
How many men roughly did the United States lose in combat in the course of its involvement in the Great War? 10,000 20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000
50,000
President Wilson suffered a temporarily incapacitating stroke in France while negotiating the peace treaty.
FALSE
The so-called Arabic Pledge involved Wilson's stand to stop North Africa's fall into chaos during the war.
FALSE
Spain refused to consider practically all of the American demands concerning Cuba before the United States declared war.
False
Which of the following was not a big business that attracted cheap laborers to their factories during the Progressive period? Railroads Steel manufacturing Coal mining Oil refineries Farming
Farming
During the Great War, what countries made up the Allied Powers? France, the United States, England Italy, France, Austria-Hungary France, Great Britain, Italy France, Great Britain, Russia Italy, the United States, Great Britain
France, great britain and russia
In the Zimmerman telegram __________________ urged ____________ to invade the United States. Germany, Mexico Great Britain, France Germany, Russia Germany, Canada Canada, Mexico
GERMANY, MEXICO
Which of the following statements regarding Theodore Roosevelt is untrue? He came from wealth and privilege. He was a skilled historian. He had no interest in politics before running for the vice presidency. He was a man's man. He was a Harvard graduate.
He had no interest in politics before running for vice presidency.
The first monopoly broken up by President Theodore Roosevelt was U.S. Steel. Northern Securities Company. IGN Railroad. American Oil Corporation. General Electric.
Northern Securities company
The ______________________ in foreign policy asserted the United States' right to intervene in Latin American nation if American interests were threatened. Monroe Doctrine Roosevelt Amendment Monroe Corollary Teller Amendment Roosevelt Corollary
Roosevelt corollary
Many of the most prominent progressives endorsed Roosevelt's bid to be the first president representing a third party, the "Bull Moose" Progressive party
True
In 1911, President Wilson ordered U.S. warships to blockade Puerto Rico. the Philippines. Mexico. Hawaii. Guam.
mexico
Theodore Roosevelt led troops into battle in the Philippines.
false
William H. Taft achieved the most significant tariff reduction of any progressive president.
false
Wilson was a weak president who trusted Congress to adopt the proper policies
false
Woodrow Wilson was elected president in 1908.
false
The Cuban War for Independence against Spain lasted how long? For 117 days From 1895 to 1898 From 1896 to 1898 From 1897 to 1898 From 1895 to 1897
1895-1898
The British vessel the Lusitania was sunk by a U-boat in ________________; the United States entered the Great War officially in _______________. 1916, 1918 1915, 1917 1914, 1917 1915, 1918 1917, 1918
1915, 1917
In 1866, Secretary of State William H. Seward attempted to gain ______________ for the United States. Hawaii Holland British Columbia Alaska Washington Territory
Alaska
Which of the following would have been considered an average progressive during that period? Christian moralists Bankers Entrepreneurs Small business owners Southern Bourbons
Christian moralists
Fear of foreign terrorists and radicalism led to the ______________ at the end of the 1910s. First Red Scare Rise of the Populist party end of the Democratic party formation of the Central Intelligence Agency end of the American Socialist party
First red scare
Which of the following statements regarding the War Industries Board is incorrect? It was headed by Bernard Baruch. It could allocate raw materials. It could force workers to work in specific factories. It could build new factories. It could set prices.
IT COULD FORCE WORKERS TO WORK IN SPECIFIC FACTORIES
"Open Door" policy of _________________ stated that China should remain open to European and American trade. William McKinley William Seward Samuel Gompers John Hay Grover Cleveland
John Hay
President Wilson believed that the keystone to ensuring lasting world peace was the United Nations. the League of Nations. the end of the Bolsheviks. the utter destruction of Germany. higher tariffs.
LEAGUE OF NATIONS
In the Sussex Pledge, the Germans promised what? German U-boats would not fire on British destroyers. German U-boats would not fire on French battleships. German U-boats would not fire on merchant or passenger ships. German U-boats would not torpedo Italian vessels. German U-boats were banned.
NOT FIRE ON MERCHANT OR PASSENGER SHIPS
______________ killed roughly 100 million people worldwide in 1918. Typhoid The Spanish flu Malaria Smallpox Polio
SPANISH FLU
During World War I, popular prejudice associated anything German with disloyalty.
TRUE
Henry Cabot Lodge led the Senate Republicans, who demanded amendments to the Treaty of Versailles.
TRUE
Many immigrant groups in the United States supported the Central Powers in the European war.
TRUE
More than 400,000 southern blacks moved northward during the war years.
TRUE
What book brought to light the abuses in the United States meatpacking industry in the early 20th century? Ida Tarbell's The Octopus Jane Weaver's For Whom the Bell Tolls Upton Sinclair's The Jungle Henry Adams' Not Here Elizabeth Cady Stanton's Through My Eyes
The jungle
The first "progressive" president was William McKinley. Theodore Roosevelt. William Howard Taft. Woodrow Wilson. Warren G. Harding.
Theodore roosevelt
This lowered tariff rates for the first time since the Civil War. Hart-Smoot Act Dingley Tariff Underwood-Simmons Tariff Mongrel Tariff Federal Reserve Act
Underwood-Simmons tariff
Which of the following statements regarding President Wilson is inaccurate? Wilson was very well educated. Wilson believed fiercely in Christianity. Wilson was a dedicated supporter of American democracy. Wilson had a great deal of international relations experience when he was elected. Wilson did not mention foreign affairs in his inaugural address.
WILSON HAD A GREAT DEAL OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EXPERIENCE WHEN HE WAS ELECTED
After living for a time in the West, Theodore Roosevelt maintained that Indians were a "lesser race." much oppressed. equal to whites. treated unfairly by the United States government. clearly superior to whites.
a lesser race
As America developed industrially, it needed access to all of the following raw materials except rubber. palm oil. copper. aluminum. tin.
aluminum
What was the immediate cause of the outbreak of the Great War? The sinking of the Lusitania The Zimmerman telegram The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand The invasion of Italy by Germany The sinking of the Sussex
ASSASSINATION OF ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND
Casualties were staggering in the Great War, mainly because of new technologies. Which of the following was not used in the Great War? Flame throwers Poison gas Armored tanks Atomic weapons Land mines
ATOMIC WEAPONS
By the 1890s, the largest ethnic population in Hawaii was Americans. Haoles. English. Asians. Hawaiians.
Asians
_____________________ is a sensationalist style of newspaper reporting that appeared during the Spanish-American War (War of 1898). Yellow journalism Purple journalism Green journalism Blue journalism Red journalism
Yellow Journalism
Which of the following was not an example of a group created during the Progressive Era to promote social justice? National Consumers League General Federation of Women's Club Chicago Women's Club Women's Christian Temperance Union Young Women's Christian Association
Young women's christian association